The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-25
An Intellectual Dog.
.emember being greatly entertained

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by the display of "mind" in little dog
belonging to Miss Chamberlain, "the
whistling soloist." During call the
little fellow came in. Presently, Didn't
you hear some one drive up. Ellap"
said Mrs. Chamberlain to her daughter
in an ordinary tone.
Max, the little SKye-terrior was ly-
ng on the mat. He at once jumped up
from his apparent sleep, ran to the
window, stood ON his hind feet and
looked out, and seeing no one turned
to the amused company and shook his
head sideways, expressing an emphatic
mo"
"Shut the door, Max" said his mis-
tress The little fellow looked up, cast
his eye about the room for an open
door, and seeing the front hall door
open, ran to it, pushed away II chair,
frisked in behind, rose on his hind feet,
put his fore paws against it and push
ed it to. after which he ran to his mis-
trcss for approval.
you didn't shut it," Looking
around and seeing it swinging open he
ran pack and shut it as before, and
came back to his mistress.
"Why, Max, it isn't shut now!' Sec
mg it open just crack he went back
with an evident spirit of disgust, and
standing on his hind feet, reached his
forefeet almost to the knob and stood
there striking the door spitefully until
he heard the latch click, when he jump
ed down and frisked his little tail and
fairly danced all over with delight.
"Can you waltz for me, MAXI sad
one of the ladies. upon which the little
dandy acquitted himself gracefully,
going round and round with playful
antics. Want piece of cakeP" said
she, and the dog came up MS gracious as
the most accomplished tease, wriggling
all over with delight.
when do you want itP"
"Wite off now wife Off now! wife of
now!' barked the dog, shaking his
head with will.
Cant you wait little?"
mo. no, no. No, no, nor said he.
as though wholly out of patience, and
she tossed him the cake.
"Can you play for the gentleman,
my boy?" Looking up at me n moment
as though deciding whether he wanted
TO please me or not, he hoped upon
the stool. stood on his hind feet, and
ratified the keys with his fore feet,
striking them here and there, back and
forth, like any pianist. The noise given
forth at his touch delighted him as
much rs it ever did child, though
there was, OF course, no tune, yet the
air with which he would skip over the
keys was highly entertaining.
''And now, Max, let us have sing
said Miss Chamberlain. rs she seated
herself ut the piano and began to play.
He appeared to be in no mood for it
and ran off, but she said nothing, play
ed Wfew strains, and then she and her
mother began to sing. Max at once
scampered up into chair beside his
mistress; standing with his fore feet
upon the back of chair, he stretched
his neck and tossed h S head, and went
through all the facial contorlions of
''star" artist, while in tone midway
between n sQueal and n whistle he sang
ali through, in apparent tune, evil
IDENTIFY enjoying both the performance
and the encore in II quite human fash
ion.
A caller present said rs he took leave:
81 will bring my dog in tonight and he
shall teach on how to sneeze, Max"
and went home for his dog Mrs.
Chamberlain quietly took Max up on
the sofa, and told him the situation,
and urged him to learn how to sneeze
before the gentleman returned She
sneezed for him. He tried it but in
vain. For a long time she gave him
the example and he struggled vigor-
ously to got the knack of it. When he
did hit upon II he was rs delighted as
his mistress. and kept at his practice
on his own account
When the gentleman returned with
his ''sneezing dog he was quite taken
back to have Max greet him with n
first-class sneeze. Max is proud of his
requirement TO this day. Vide ASoake.